Ticket Collectors

[Shoeless Moe]

Question - when you are buying your historic ticket stubs do you prefer them slabbed and graded or raw?

Reason I ask is 'cuz I have a couple very nice ones that I can't decide. If the PSA process didn't take 3 full months (a quarter of a year) to complete from the time you mail 'til the time you receive, I'd probably slab them, but that is soooo long to wait.

Is your decision to buy either on Ebay or at an Auction House impacted if its slabbed or not?

My personal preference is to at least hold it raw at first, to have held it like the holder did when they witnessed the event, then to get it slabbed to protect and for re-sale purposes. I believe people in general prefer them slabbed and pay more if its slabbed, thoughts?

[koufax1fan]

Slabbing tickets for a grade only IMO is worthless. However, if you want to authenticate them and have PSA add the pertinent information on your ticket is a wise choice if you are selling the ticket.
Phil

[Jay Wolt]

Originally Posted by Shoeless Moe

If the PSA process didn't take 3 full months (a quarter of a year) to complete from the time you mail 'til the time you receive, I'd probably slab them, but that is soooo long to wait.

thoughts?

Why not try SGC? I see their slabbed tix on eBay, so maybe they are quicker.
Here's one that I saw on eBay (not mine)

[CobbvLajoie1910]

Mine are all raw -- and personally, the better the "grade"/condition (within reason), the less interested I am in that piece. Wear = reasonably plausible proof ticket was used to witness the event. As a collector, that means something to me.

I utilize a rigid BCW ticket holder, use a Dymo laser printer (+ clear labels) to document the ticket -- and it presents better than anything a TPG could similarly provide.

My 2-cents.

[mcgwirecom]

I don't believe in grading them at all. Tickets were meant to be handled and torn (in the old days). they spent the whole game in someones pocket or wallet. There is no way to get a high grade on an old ticket. The only thing I will concede is if you are not sure its real it may be OK to get it authenticated (skip the grade) but I have yet to see a counterfeit ticket. Just think its a waste of time and money..... I just read Phils post after I posted, great minds think alike.

[Shoeless Moe]

I agree with all of you, I think all of us think alike which actually is kind of hard to believe its unanimous. We all like they ungraded and raw. I too like the idea of having it in your own holder for protection, but still allows you to take it out.

Great answers by everyone thanks!!!

There definitely are a few fakes and reprints out there, but more then likely you would know it if you saw it. A few years back a guy on Ebay was selling some fake 1919 World Series ones, which were close, but you could tell if you had a real one, which I did at the time, those really were the only fakes I've seen.

[Scott Garner]

I am absolutely not a fan of slabbing baseball tickets.
I prefer to keep them raw, but do store them in a ticket top loader that I label with my own game info, as I have my own system that I started years ago.

What's the point in authenticating that a ticket is to a particular date when the information is already printed on the ticket? It's beyond me due to the cost of doing this, FWIW... I would prefer to spend the money on other cool tickets or memorabilia.

My experience is that the majority of die hard ticket collectors do not slab them, but cross over collectors that are accustomed to slabbing cards are definitely into slabbing tickets as well. To each is own.

That's the great thing about collecting. The hobby offers a little something for everyone.

[mybestbretts]

I just got these back from PSA. I wanted to get these slabbed and the
autographs authenticated. last game kc.jpg

last game 2.jpg
I really don't care about grades but really wanted to protect them.